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- TV Comic was a British comic book published weekly between November 9, 1951 and June 29, 1984 for 1,697 issues. With its bright, eye-catching covers, it featured stories based on television shows running at the time of publication. The first issue had 8 pages and had Muffin the Mule on the cover. It also contained other TV favourites of the day including Mr. Pastry, Larry the Lamb, Tom Puss, Prince Valiant (Hal Foster reprint) Jack & Jill, Prudence Kitten, Tusker & Tikki and Hank. The letters page article was called 'Lets be gay' and hosted by Jennifer who also introduced Children's TV back in the day. The first decade of the comic clearly aimed its readership at younger Children. As well as Muffin the Mule (which ran for nearly ten years, initially on the cover until 1955, but later had to contain itself to just half a page in black & white), other 1950s favourites of the time included; Sooty, Coco the Clown, Noddy and Lenny the Lion. Each issue also featured a page of readers' letters and photographs. As the decade passed so the comic began to have a slightly more 'grown up' feel to it, with stories like Treasure Island, The Lone Ranger and Black Beauty all gracing the pages for a time. Text stories also began to appear with religious themes such as 'Jesus and the Bible'. The 1960s were probably the 'Golden Age' of the comic. It is notable for printing Doctor Who stories from 1964 to 1979 (except for 1971 to 1973 when he was in Countdown/TV Action). It also featured strip cartoons for the early Gerry Anderson TV shows Four Feather Falls, Supercar and Fireball XL5. The 1960s issues are also noted as being the most collectable period of the comic's history. As well as Doctor Who and the Gerry Anderson strips, other highly collectable material included; Telegoons which ran from 1963 to 1967, Space Patrol which ran from 1964 to 1965 and The Avengers which ran initially from 1965 to 1966 and again from 1968 to 1972. A number of annuals and holiday specials were also issued over the years, including special editions concentrating on characters such as The Pink Panther and Tom and Jerry. Originally started by Beaverbrook, TV Comic was eventually published by Polystyle Publications for much of its run. Editors included Dick Millington, Robin Tucheck and John Lynott. Artists included Bill Titcombe, John Canning, Neville Main, H Watts, Gerry Haylock, Mike Lacey, and Steve Maher.
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- TV Comic was a British comic book published weekly between November 9, 1951 and June 29, 1984 for 1,697 issues. With its bright, eye-catching covers, it featured stories based on television shows running at the time of publication. The first issue had 8 pages and had Muffin the Mule on the cover. It also contained other TV favourites of the day including Mr. Pastry, Larry the Lamb, Tom Puss, Prince Valiant (Hal Foster reprint) Jack & Jill, Prudence Kitten, Tusker & Tikki and Hank.
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